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From making algae-sequin dresses, dyeing clothes with bacteria to planting trackable pigments in cotton, an emerging tide of technological innovations offers the fashion industry a chance to clean up its woeful environmental record. Change is urgently needed, since the industry consumes 93 billion cubic meters of water per year, dumps 500,000 tonnes of plastic microfibers into the ocean, and accounts for 10 percent of global carbon emissions, according to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. The growing demands for change have generated ingenious responses, such as New York designer Charlotte McCur...

BBC News By Helen Briggs image captionPolythene is among the most widely-produced materials in the world Scientists have made fabrics from polythene in a move they say could reduce plastic pollution and make the fashion industry more sustainable. Polythene is a ubiquitous plastic, found in everything from plastic bags to food packaging. The new textiles have potential uses in sports wear, and even high-end fashion, according to US researchers. The plastic "cloth" is more environmentally-friendly than natural fibres, and can be recycled, they say. Dr Svetlana Boriskina, from the department of ...

MBR 0shares Mountain bikers could still be given their marching orders from swathes of prime singletrack in Hampshire, following a MOD by-laws review Riders on MOD land look likely to remain barred from singletrack Mountain bikers probably won’t get the permitted access to singletrack they were hoping for on military land around Aldershot, Hampshire, following a review into access. Thousands of riders use the heath and forest land around Aldershot and its network of trails every week, but riding singletrack has technically been prohibited under existing rules. N...

Advertisement The clothing industry has come in for a lot of flak in recent years for its impact on the environment, and running gear manufacturers are no exception. Footwear brands in particular have to take into account the materials that are used, durability and what happens to a shoe at the end of its useful life. On Running, the Swiss performance brand behind the Cloud series of running shoes, has announced an ambitious service that aims to tackle this sustainability problem: the Cyclon, a wholly recyclable shoe that you subscribe to, rather than purchasing outright. It was announced la...

Plymouth reacts as Boris Johnson announces Covid lockdown easing roadmap in House of Commons - live updates The Prime Minister is addressing MPs in the House of Commons The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Business owners in Plymouth are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the Prime Minister's roadmap to lifting the third coronavirus lockdown. Boris Johnson is sharing the steps with MPs in the House of Commons before making a public address to the nation from Downing Street at 7pm this evening. All pupils in England’s schools will return to class from March 8 before outdoor mixin...